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🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandConstitution

Human Rights Act 1998

The Convention Rights.

Jurisdiction
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Provision
1
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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in force

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1 In this Act “ the Convention rights ” means the rights and fundamental freedoms set out in— a Articles 2 to 12 and 14 of the Convention, b Articles 1 to 3 of the First Protocol, and c Article 1 of the Thirteenth Protocol , as read with Articles 16 to 18 of the Convention. 2 Those Articles are to have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any designated derogation or reservation (as to which see sections 14 and 15). 3 The Articles are set out in Schedule 1. 4 The Secretary of State may by order make such amendments to this Act as he considers appropriate to reflect the effect, in relation to the United Kingdom, of a protocol. 5 In subsection (4) “ protocol ” means a protocol to the Convention— a which the United Kingdom has ratified; or b which the United Kingdom has signed with a view to ratification. 6 No amendment may be made by an order under subsection (4) so as to come into force before the protocol concerned is in force in relation to the United Kingdom.

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Human Rights Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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